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Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom Camera Review
There is a lot you can expect to receive from your new Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom digital camera. You can expect reliable quality and consistent picture taking. You can also expect to receive some Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom accessories with your camera. You'll get the Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom manual and always important Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom lens which makes the Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom digital SLR camera worthy of having. One item you will likely want to purchase in addition to your Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom accessories, if it does not come packaged in a Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom kit or bundle, is the Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom leather case. These cases help to preserve your camera and protecting the Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom body housing the digital camera parts and memory sticks or cards.
Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom Digital Camera Specifications
| General |
Model Number |
D-510Z |
| Camera Format |
Compact |
| Currently Manufactured |
No |
| Retail Price |
$399.00 |
| Street Price |
$222.00 |
| Price Update Date |
2004-04-18 |
| Remote Control |
No |
| Operating System |
Windows, MacOS |
| Weight |
240 g
8.4 oz |
| Weight With Batteries? |
No |
| Size |
118 x 67 x 50 mm
4.6 x 2.6 x 1.9 in |
| Image Capture |
Image Resolution |
1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 640x480 |
| Movie Resolution |
320x240, 160x120 |
| Aspect Ratio |
4:3 |
| CCD Sensor (Megapixels) |
2.11 |
| CCD Size (inches) |
1/2.7" |
| CCD Filter Type |
CMY |
| Movie Audio |
Yes |
| Quality Levels |
4 |
| Lens |
Focal Length (35mm equivalent) |
35 - 105 mm |
| Zoom Ratio |
3.00x |
| Digital Zoom |
Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values |
Smooth 1-3x |
| Auto Focus |
Yes |
| Auto Focus Type |
Contrast-detect TTL AF |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? |
No |
| Manual Focus |
No |
| Normal Focus Range |
80 cm to Infinity
32.7 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range |
20 - 80 cm
8.2 - 32.7 in |
| Min Macro Area |
71 x 53 mm
2.8 x 2.1 in |
| Min Aperture |
f/8.0 |
| Max Aperture |
f/2.8 |
| Aperture Range Description |
f/2.8 (wide) / 4.4 (tele) - f/5.6 (wide) / 8 (tele) |
| Display |
Optical Viewfinder |
Yes |
| Optical VF Type |
Real image with diopter adjust |
| Optical VF Accuracy |
1% |
| LCD Viewfinder |
Yes |
| LCD VF Accuracy |
1% |
| LCD Size (inches) |
1.8 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels) |
61000 |
| Max Playback Zoom |
3.00 |
| Exposure |
ISO Settings |
100, 200, 400 |
| ISO Rating Max |
400 |
| Number of White Balance Settings |
5 |
| White Balance Settings |
Auto, Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, Fluorescent |
| Manual White Balance |
No |
| Longest Shutter Time |
1/2 |
| Shortest Shutter Time |
1/1000 |
| Exp Adj Range |
2.0 EV |
| Exp Adj Step Size |
0.50 EV |
| Metering Modes |
Digital ESP metering system |
| Spot Metering |
Yes |
| Aperture Priority |
No |
| Shutter Priority |
No |
| Full Manual Exposure |
No |
| Self Timer |
12 |
| Flash |
Internal Flash |
Yes |
| No of Flash Modes |
6 |
| Flash Modes |
Auto, Red-eye reduction, Off, Fill-in, Night scene (first curtain sync), Night + Red-Eye |
| Flash Range Description |
0.2 - 4.0 (wide) / 2.6 (tele) meters |
| Ext Flash |
No |
| Image Storage |
Usable Memory Types |
SmartMedia |
| Memory Included (MB) |
8.0 |
| Uncompressed Format |
TIFF |
| CCD Raw Format |
No |
| Compressed Format |
JPEG |
| Movie File Format |
QuickTime MotionJPEG |
| Connectivity |
Video Out |
Yes |
| External Connections |
USB 1.1 |
| Other Connection |
DC In |
| Performance Timing |
Shutter Lag, Prefocus |
0.1 seconds |
| Cycle Time Max Res |
2.0 seconds |
| Cycle Time Min Res |
2.0 seconds |
| Buffer Frames, Max Res |
2 |
| Continuous Mode Rate (fps) |
1.8 |
| Movie Mode Rate (Frames/Sec) |
15.0 |
| Movie Sec @ Max Res |
15 |
| Movie Sec @ Min Res |
60 |
| Power |
Battery Form Factor |
LB-01 (CR-V3), AA |
| Usable Battery Types |
Alkaline, Lithium, NiCd, NiMH |
| More Information |
Notes & Features |
Compatible with SmartMedia to 128MB. 'AutoConnect' technology (USB Mass Storage Class) allows Windows 2000, Windows Me and Mac OS 8.6+ computers to access camera without drivers. 4, 9 or 16 frame index mode. Flash is pop-up type. 1.7 frames per second rate is for up to 16 HQ or 86 SQ frames. Flash recycles in less than 6 seconds. In-camera image resize and rotate. Setting memory can be enabled/disabled. |
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